Words ending with "ate"

David L. (China)
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  1. retaliate
    make a counterattack and return like for like
  2. revenge
    action taken in return for an injury or offense
  3. avenge
    take action in return for a perceived wrong
  4. strike back
    make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil
  5. negotiate
    discuss the terms of an arrangement
  6. talk terms
    discuss the terms of an arrangement
  7. terminate
    bring to an end or halt
  8. dismiss
    stop associating with
  9. force out
    force or drive out
  10. give the sack
    terminate the employment of
  11. send away
    stop associating with
  12. give the axe
    terminate the employment of
  13. give notice
    inform (somebody) of something
  14. fire
    the process of combustion of inflammable materials
  15. energize
    cause to be alert and active
  16. stimulate
    cause to act in a specified manner
  17. shake up
    shock physically
  18. excite
    act as a stimulant
  19. stir
    move an implement through
  20. perk up
    gain or regain energy
  21. arouse
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  22. create
    bring into existence
  23. make
    perform or carry out
  24. produce
    bring forth or yield
  25. speculate
    reflect deeply on a subject
  26. conjecture
    believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
  27. hypothesise
    to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
  28. theorize
    construct a hypothesis about
  29. suppose
    expect or believe
  30. contemplate
    think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
  31. mull over
    reflect deeply on a subject
  32. think over
    reflect deeply on a subject
  33. ponder
    reflect deeply on a subject
  34. meditate
    reflect deeply on a subject
  35. dictate
    a guiding principle
  36. rule
    prescribed guide for conduct or action
  37. govern
    exercise authority over, as of nations
  38. prescribe
    issue commands or orders for
  39. order
    logical arrangement of different elements
  40. principle
    a basic generalization that is accepted as true
  41. participate
    be involved in
  42. take part
    share in something
  43. anticipate
    regard something as probable or likely
  44. expect
    regard something as probable or likely
  45. foresee
    realize beforehand
  46. foreknow
    realize beforehand
  47. foretell
    foreshadow or presage
  48. predict
    make a guess about what will happen in the future
  49. look for
    try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
  50. look to
    turn one's interests or expectations towards
  51. partner
    a person who is a member of a cooperative relationship
  52. spouse
    a person's partner in marriage
  53. married person
    a person's partner in marriage
  54. friend
    a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
  55. mate
    a person's partner in marriage
  56. copulate
    engage in sexual intercourse
  57. better half
    a person's partner in marriage
  58. count
    determine the number or amount of
  59. calculate
    make a mathematical computation
  60. account
    a record or narrative description of past events
  61. aim
    point or cause to go towards
  62. direct
    proceeding without interruption
  63. count on
    judge to be probable
  64. forecast
    a prediction about how something will develop
  65. estimate
    judge tentatively
  66. figure
    alternate name for the body of a human being
  67. estimation
    an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
  68. approximation
    a rough calculation of quantity or degree or worth
  69. overestimate
    make too high an approximation of
  70. underestimate
    make too low an approximation of
  71. forecast
    a prediction about how something will develop
  72. guess
    expect, believe, or suppose
  73. gauge
    an instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity
  74. judge
    an official who decides questions before a court
  75. estimate
    judge tentatively
Created on Sat Mar 26 00:29:07 EDT 2011

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